Dec 21, 2008
--What is the future of the automobile industry? Within a single century, personal transportation has progressed from horse-and-buggies to nearly one billion private automobiles. While our lives are unimaginable without cars, the vast majority of vehicles depend on oil, a problematic and limited natural resource that c ... Continue reading
Zenn Motor partner granted U.S patent for battery
Dec 19, 2008
OTTAWA, Dec 19, 2008; Susan Taylor writing for Reuters reported that Energy storage developer EEStor Inc, a key partner of Canadian electric car maker Zenn Motor Co (ZNN.V), has secured a U.S. patent for its battery, its chief executive said on Friday. Low-profile EEStor is working on an ultracapacitor battery that is ... Continue reading
Battery Giant Gold Peak Takes Equity Stake in Plug In Conversions Corp.
Dec 19, 2008
First Plug-In Prius With Gold Peak Batteries On Display at SD International Auto Show POWAY, CAÂ - December 19, 2008: Gold Peak Industries North America, a subsidiary of GP Batteries International, has acquired an equity stake in Plug In Conversions Corp. (PICC), which positions the latter to sell its plug-in Toyota ... Continue reading
2009 Green Car Vision Award Finalists Announced
Dec 19, 2008
Plug-In Hybrid, Hydrogen, Range Extended Electric, Battery Electric Cars Included WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Five nominees have been identified for Green Car Journal's 2009 Green Car Vision Award(TM), which acknowledges a vehicle that best envisions the road ahead. One of these five finalists -- the Chevrolet Volt, Fisker ... Continue reading
GM Selects Alcoa Forged Aluminum Wheels for Chevy Volt
Dec 19, 2008
CLEVELAND--Alcoa Automotive Wheels, a division of Alcoa Wheel and Transportation Products, announced today that it has been awarded the wheel program for the Chevy Volt extended-range electric vehicle. âAlcoa is pleased to supply forged aluminum wheels for the Volt. Working closely with the GM team resulted in a w ... Continue reading
Dec 19, 2008
Indiana Senator's Proposal Will Create U.S. Jobs, Boost Competitiveness Hoosier State Strives to Become 'Silicon Valley' of Auto-tech INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 19 -- A new plan proposed this week by Indiana Senator Evan Bayh involving $1.6 billion in federal grants to accelerate growth of America's advanced hybrid-electric an ... Continue reading
Obama May Adopt Israeli Electric Car Program - VIDEO ENHANCED
Dec 19, 2008
By David Horovitz Jerusalem Post The incoming Obama administration is "closely monitoring" the innovative electric car project being developed by Israel's Better Place company, "and may be adopting it," Idan Ofer, chairman of Better Place, has told The Jerusalem Post. Shai Agassi of Better Place displays a prototype of ... Continue reading
ZAP Auto Execs Say Divert Bailout to Support Producing Electric Car Companies
Dec 18, 2008
SANTA ROSA, CA Dec 18, 2008; Two veteran automotive executives, H. Dennis Kammerer and Rodger L. Cornish, say electric car pioneer ZAP (OTC BB:ZAAP.OB - News) is already building all-electric models and the US government should offer support to companies who are already building plug-in transportation. The two auto ind ... Continue reading
ALLIANCE FORMED TO MANUFACTURE ADVANCED AUTOMOBILE BATTERIES IN THE U.S.
Dec 18, 2008
CHICAGO, Ill December 18, 2008: Leading U.S. battery and advanced materials companies, with support from one of the countryâs largest national laboratories, have formed the National Alliance for Advanced Transportation Battery Cell Manufacture, known as the âAlliance,â to manufacture advanced lithium ion ... Continue reading
ONE MORE FOR THE GOOD GUYS: U.S. Firms Join Forces to Build Car Batteries
Dec 18, 2008
Leading U.S. battery and advanced materials companies, with support from one of the countryâs largest national laboratories, have formed the National Alliance for Advanced Transportation Battery Cell Manufacture, known as the âAlliance,â to manufacture advanced lithium ion battery cells for transportatio ... Continue reading
Dongfeng Nissan May Make Electric Vehicle
Dec 18, 2008
Dongfeng Nissan may make electric vehicle http://www.gasgoo.com/auto-news/1008766/Dongfeng-Nissan-may-make-electr ic-ve hicle.html Shanghai, December 18 (Gasgoo.com) Nissan China has recently announced Nissan's global plan to mass produce electric vehicles in 2010, and Dongfeng Nissan is likely to make Nissan electric ... Continue reading
Leo Motors, Inc. Files Three Key Patent Applications for Electric Vehicle Technology
Dec 17, 2008
NEW YORK--Leo Motors, Inc. (OTC: LEOM), an innovative automotive company engaged in the development, manufacture, and marketing of electric vehicles (âEVsâ) and EV components, has filed three key technology patent applications pertaining to the companyâs EV technology with the Korea Intellectual Property ... Continue reading
Pickens Plan Daily: OPEC Cuts Oil Production to Raise Prices Hey, Army! Get this!
Dec 17, 2008
Courtesy T. Boone Pickens If we ever needed a lesson in why we need to cut down on our dependence on foreign oil our âfriendsâ over at OPEC gave it to us today. They have announced they are going to cut oil production by some 2.2 million barrels per day. They are doing that so that the price will rise from wh ... Continue reading
GM Selects Alcoa Forged Aluminium Wheels For Chevy Volt
Dec 17, 2008
Alcoa Automotive Wheels, a division of Alcoa Wheel and Transportation Products, announced today that it has been awarded the wheel programme for the Chevy Volt. ... Continue reading
Thegreencarwebsite.co.uk Finds The Fuel Of The Future
Dec 17, 2008
It is a question that no one seems to have a definitive answer for. Just which fuel will take the place of fossil fuels in the future? Even the car manufacturers seem to be hedging their bets. Toyota, Chevrolet and Nissan are focusing on hybrids with the potential for the introduction of full electric vehicles in the f ... Continue reading
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